The Keiser Seahawks men's team is en route to four-peating at the 2022 NAIA National Championships, which conclude tonight. Archive photo via Bill Ingram
For those unfamiliar with swimming terminology, the concept of “Ups” and “Downs” is a good way to track which teams performed best at prelims. In prelims, swimmers qualify for one of two finals heats: the top 8 finishers make the A final and places 9 through 16, the B final. In finals, swimmers are locked into their respective final, meaning a swimmer in the B heat (spots 9-16) can only place as high as 9th or as low as 16th, even if they put up the fastest or slowest time of any heat in the final.
With that in mind, we’ll be tracking “Ups” and “Downs” after each prelims session. “Up” refers to swimmers in the A final, and “Down” to swimmers in the B final.
The two leaders on the men’s side, Keiser and SCAD, solidified their positions on Saturday morning, each doing better than their seeding would have suggested. Keiser will enter tonight’s final with 11 A-finalists and 6 B-finalists. The Seahawks loaded up the 200 back and 200 fly, qualifying three swimmers in each of those A finals for an extra 28 points vis-à-vis the psych sheet. SCAD out-performed expectations in the 100 free and 200 fly; they will be the only team with two entrants in the A final of the free, which could make the timed final of the 400 free relay exciting.
In the battle for third place, Cumberlands, St. Thomas, and Milligan are still jockeying for position, but barring any relay DQs, they seem to have sorted out their positioning.
The most exciting battle of the night will be among Midland, Olivet Nazarene, and St. Ambrose, who are separated by only about 3 points and vying for the seventh spot behind Lindsey Wilson, who has a lock on sixth.
Men’s Ups / Downs – Day 4
Day 4 Individual Events – Up
Day 4 Individual Events – Down
Day 4 Relays – Up
Day 4 Relays – Down
Keiser
11
6
1
0
SCAD
7
3
1
0
Cumberlands
4
3
1
0
St. Thomas
4
2
1
0
Lindsey Wilson
2
3
1
0
St. Ambrose
2
3
0
1
West Virginia Tech
2
2
0
0
Milligan
2
1
1
0
Midland
2
0
1
0
Olivet Nazarene
1
3
0
1
Bethel (IN)
1
1
0
1
Simpson
1
1
0
0
Bethel (TN)
1
0
0
0
Campbellsville
0
3
0
1
Life
0
2
0
0
Master’s
0
1
0
1
University of St. Mary
0
1
0
0
Morningside
0
0
1
0
Thomas
0
4
0
1
Union
0
1
0
1
Williams Baptist
0
0
0
1
1650 Free (psych sheet seeding)
Team
Up
Down
Total
Keiser
2
1
3
SCAD
2
0
2
Lindsey Wilson
1
1
2
St. Ambrose
1
1
2
Bethel (TN)
1
0
1
Cumberlands
1
0
1
Campbellsville
0
1
1
Milligan
0
1
1
Olivet Nazarene
0
1
1
St. Thomas
0
1
1
Thomas
0
1
1
200 Back
Team
Up
Down
Total
Keiser
3
2
5
St. Thomas
2
0
2
Olivet Nazarene
1
1
2
Lindsey Wilson
1
0
1
Milligan
1
0
1
Bethel (IN)
0
1
1
Life
0
1
1
St. Ambrose
0
1
1
Thomas
0
1
1
University of St. Mary
0
1
1
100 Free
Team
Up
Down
Total
SCAD
2
0
2
Cumberlands
1
2
3
Keiser
1
1
2
St. Thomas
1
1
2
West Virginia Tech
1
1
2
Midland
1
0
1
Simpson
1
0
1
Campbellsville
0
1
1
Lindsey Wilson
0
1
1
St. Ambrose
0
1
1
200 Breast
Team
Up
Down
Total
Keiser
2
1
3
SCAD
1
2
3
Cumberlands
1
1
2
Bethel (IN)
1
0
1
Midland
1
0
1
St. Thomas
1
0
1
West Virginia Tech
1
0
1
Campbellsville
0
1
1
Olivet Nazarene
0
1
1
Thomas
0
1
1
Union
0
1
1
200 Fly
Team
Up
Down
Total
Keiser
3
1
4
SCAD
2
1
3
Cumberlands
1
0
1
Milligan
1
0
1
St. Ambrose
1
0
1
Life
0
1
1
Lindsey Wilson
0
1
1
Master’s
0
1
1
Simpson
0
1
1
Thomas
0
1
1
West Virginia Tech
0
1
1
400 Free Relay
Team
Up
Down
Total
Cumberlands
1
0
1
Keiser
1
0
1
Lindsey Wilson
1
0
1
Midland
1
0
1
Milligan
1
0
1
Morningside
1
0
1
SCAD
1
0
1
St. Thomas
1
0
1
Bethel (IN)
0
1
1
Campbellsville
0
1
1
Master’s
0
1
1
Olivet Nazarene
0
1
1
St. Ambrose
0
1
1
Thomas
0
1
1
Union
0
1
1
Williams Baptist
0
1
1
Projected Standings
Team
Day 3 Actual
Day 4 Prelims
Projected Score
Vs Psych Sheet
Keiser
536
254
790
21
SCAD
261
160
421
14
Cumberlands
235
97
332
-37
St. Thomas
218.5
94
312.5
22.5
Milligan
223
63
286
19
Lindsey Wilson
165
71
236
22
Midland
112.5
58
170.5
-43
Olivet Nazarene
120
48
168
-29
St. Ambrose
118
49
167
-3
Simpson
104
16
120
60
Morningside
72
26
98
-26
West Virginia Tech
55
35
90
-24
Campbellsville
62
23
85
16
Bethel (IN)
25
40
65
3
Thomas
36
25
61
10
Williams Baptist
54
6
60
8
Master’s
32
12
44
25
Bethel (TN)
7
15
22
1
Ottawa Arizona
22
0
22
-2
Union
2
6
8
-8
Life
1
5
6
-20
University of St. Mary
2
2
4
-13
Arizona Christian
2
0
2
-32
Soka
1
0
1
1
1
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Craig
2 years ago
Thanks for these reports. It is nice to have coverage on swimming from the full spectrum. Also good call on where the “excitement” would be in the battle for places on the final day.
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Thanks for these reports. It is nice to have coverage on swimming from the full spectrum. Also good call on where the “excitement” would be in the battle for places on the final day.